New headlight coating

[GSKR]

Griots 11409 restoration kit.Its a sprayable protective coating.Ive never tried it just throwing it out there.

[spiralout462]

Hmm... that is interesting.

[The Guz]

I thought about the Xpel route. I am scared that it will be to visible. They get funky over time also.

Xpel makes a kit for my car so I used that on these headlights. This is when I first put it on 2 years ago. Let me know if you can tell that the film is on them. I will give you a hint, look around the pegs on the lights where you can see the cut out for the film to go around them.

[Crispy]

I use the Opti-Lens Protect on new lights and tailights.

Easy to apply, heat resistant and so far (2.5 years) looks like new.

The problem with normal paint sealants is the high heat produced by the holagen bulbs.

It can prematurely degrade the sealant and therefore the protection.

I used to use Opti-Coat 2.0 for same reason, but that has been discontinued.

[spiralout462]

Xpel makes a kit for my car so I used that on these headlights. This is when I first put it on 2 years ago. Let me know if you can tell that the film is on them. I will give you a hint, look around the pegs on the lights where you can see the cut out for the film to go around them.

Very nice, still!

[spiralout462]

I use the Opti-Lens Protect on new lights and tailights.

Easy to apply, heat resistant and so far (2.5 years) looks like new.

The problem with normal paint sealants is the high heat produced by the holagen bulbs.

It can prematurely degrade the sealant and therefore the protection.

I used to use Opti-Coat 2.0 for same reason, but that has been discontinued.

Thanks for the feedback. I keep CQUK on hand, so I will probably use that. I clean them off daily so there's always a little boost of protection from UWW+.

[Crispy]

Very nice, still!

I tried that on my 2001 Grand Prix and failed.

Have one piece headlights now so may go to local guy who installs film and see how much.

Definitely the most protection and ease of maintanence.

[DBAILEY]

If you are cleaning them daily and want to add UV protection then use something like Plexus or DP Plex-All.

I have had the longest lasting protection from using Opti-Lens (Opti-Coat 2.0 before that) on fully sanded/restored headlights where I am replacing the removed factory coating. I tried using C1 and EXOv2 on 2 sets of headlights, both MB with the rounded oval headlights from early 2000's. They both ended up turning white where the light beam is the most focused in the center of the lens. I ended up redoing those with Opti-Lens.

Since you are starting with already new headlights then DLUX or CQUK should work fine protecting the still new factory coating.

[BeachZone]

Ppf then coat the film. That would by far be the best option. Don't just think about oxidation... think about pitting over time from stones as that is equally as bad imo.

Find an installer that Uses a film like clearguard nano sr which has a nano coating built into the top layer. It's amazing stuff and then you don't have to coat. Beads water as good or better than any coating out there. You cab still use your cquk on top if you feel it's necessary

-Beach

[FUNX650]

•While they're still almost new...
-I'd sure put the XPEL Headlight
Protection Film (it's ~30mils thick)
on them before they become all
pitted and yellowed.


Bob